San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-01-27
Inauguration Of GOV. Ross.

The Inauguration Of Gen. hoss, III
Governor of Texas, at Austin Tues
day, was accompanied by the grand
est military and civil display ever ac
corded any governor since the days
of Sam Houston. At least 10000
persons were present, representing
every portion of the state.
The procession formed on and
marched from Pecan street into Con-
gress avenue, and then to the capitol.
The order of the procession being as
follows: The Manning Rifle band,
tho Texas Rifles, the Austin Greys
the Granite Rifles of Burnet; the
Waco Light Infantry. Following
these came the carriage containing
tho Governor and Lieut. Governor
and carriage containing the commit
tee of arrangement and reception
The avenue was thronged on both
sides from Pecan street to the capi-
tol, and the enthusiastic crowd sent
up cheer after cheer as the procession
passed.
At 1850 Governor Ross entered
the hall of representatives, and short
ly after Judge A, S. Walker admins
tered the oath. Lieutenant Cover
nor Wheeler then took tho oath OF
Office.
The correspondent of the Calves
ton News writing of the Inauguration
says: The address of Governor Ross
lasted for an hour. Hi voice was
low and lie read from manuscript.
There was no attempt on his part to
ward oratorical display. There were
no dramatic rounding of periods and
startling pauses, to be followed by the
snorts of those who would be sur
prised. He read like business man
who was reading business docu-
ment, and was disappointing to those
who had expected to hear something
about the stars singing together, and
stuff of that kind, but highly pleasing
to those who had laid their money
on his strength of mind shown by
simple and unassuming expression.
Those who were near enough to hear
pronounced it most able document.
Senators, legislators and citizens are
loud i'll their praise not only OF the
of the governor all
through his trial--which is calculated
to rattle the best of them-but they
they are unanimous in saying that
his inaugural address is about the
ablest document ever read in the
capitol, but he is new now. He will
make appointments. He will have II
policy. Those who are dissatisfied
with bis appointments and don't like
the policy will be many. There is II
chance that for the first six or twelve
he will be as unpopular as
any man in the State. He has n
knack, so his most intimate friends
say, Of arriving Mt his conclusions in
= studious way, but that when he ar
rives at them thnt the rock will fly
from it's firm base before he will quit.
He is suave, gentle and all that, but
he has the grip and hug of bear on
IN opinion when he has it formed.
This State will learn that about him.
II will learn that he has studied it's
affairs for years; that he has nore of
the wisby-washy in him, and that he
can be controlled by no one, and
then his popularity will rise again to
l mark higher than that which he
now enjoys.
Mr.. Wheeler, referring to the elo-
luent inaugural of Gov. Ross, said
hat the constitution imposed the
luty upon the chief executive OF the
outlining state policy, and be con
iidered that it wouid be indicate
md improper for him to express any
opinion upon matters which would
likely engage the attention of the
present legislature, and felt conf
lent that all branches OF the govern
nent would work together in harmony.